Unusual countries for audio gear

@foggyus91 

I was pointing out that a lot of very good stuff does come from China, or is owned by Chinese interests.

One advantage of being in Australia is that we are almost equally far from everybody else, except New Zealand.  Everybody wants to sell us stuff and we have no barriers to trade!

Tend to agree with you on B&W though.

I would add Meze Audio and Rokna Audio for Romania.

https://mezeaudio.com/pages/about-us

https://www.rockna-audio.com/company

I have lived in Qatar for 14 years, still here and hope to see a brand establish itself locally. 

The Wand Master 14.4 turntable is made in New Zealand. Awesome turntable!

@mapman 

How are these companies when it comes to providing support including repairs when needed?

Good question.

I had no problems with any of the firmware upgrades for my DAC (Ideon Audio Epsilon Meta) -- on the contrary, the service level was first class (alert from them for online upgrade, immediate response to my suggested dates, etc).

No repairs ever needed so far

I would add Java Hi-Fi, which is from New Zealand. We carry their most excellent & high bang-for-the-buck integrated amps at Alma Audio, and really like 'em a lot.

https://almaaudio.com/collections/java-hi-fi